In this inaugural episode of 2025, the podcast team discusses upcoming trends in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and social media, with a focus on TikTok. They predict increased use of AI in crafting sophisticated cyber threats like polymorphic malware and deepfakes, while noting the constant cat-and-mouse game between attackers and defenders. The conversation moves to societal impacts of AI, highlighting the slow yet transformative integration of AI in daily life despite skepticism about its supposed 'revolution'. Lastly, the potential TikTok ban in the US is debated, considering the political and social ramifications, and speculating on possible outcomes as Trump takes office.